This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Species catalogue
Chinese icefish
Order
Salmoniformes
Family
Salangidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Long, compressed body with no scales. Only the male has a large but thin line of scales near the origin of the caudal fin. Bearded head, prominent chin. A dorsal fin in the posterior half of the body. Pelvic fins in abdominal position. Forked caudal fin. Pearly white coloration. Anal and caudal fins with black radii. Up to 10 cm in length.
Characteristics
FAO code
XHK
XHK
Specie
Neosalanx tangkahkeii
Neosalanx tangkahkeii
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 4: Asia - Inland waters
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
International denominations
Portugal
Peixe-prata-oriental
United Kingdom
Chinese icefish
Fishing areas
